PinDrop Acoustical Rendering Suite
AKRF's sophisticated acoustical rendering suite in Midtown Manhattan has been featured in the New York Times, Associated Press, and Fast Company.
Just as the architectural rendering has become an everyday method of visual communication, a calibrated acoustical rendering, or auralization, is the new normal for conveying subjective impressions of the acoustical environment.
The PinDrop is AKRF’s floating “room within a room” providing a high level of acoustical isolation, an extremely low baseline level of sound, neutral sound response, and premium audio playback capability so our clients and partners can experience the built acoustical environment during design, evaluate acoustical adequacy of various design elements, and make informed decisions.
Industry Honors
2023 SMPS National Marketing Communications Award
2022 ACEC New York Engineering Excellence Gold Award
2021 Environmental Business Journal Business Achievement Award
The PinDrop is a unique, custom-designed space serving the best interests of our clients and communities.
AKRF was the acoustics designer for the PinDrop acoustical rendering suite, which includes a state-of-the-art 10.1 channel Genelec playback system. We also led acoustical design of the huddle room, collaboration zone, library, phone booth, and open plan areas, which includes cutting-edge biophilic soundscaping by Moodsonic.
On projects large and small, the quality of a meeting can be the difference between on-time deliverables or time lost with costly schedule impacts. Our bespoke acoustical rendering suite has the potential to effect positive outcomes by providing our project partners with a customized acoustical experience to inform their most important design decisions.
Featured on The Trend Podcast
Benjamin Sachwald and Dan Abatemarco of AKRF discussed the PinDrop on a 2023 episode of The Trend, a podcast hosted by Justin A. Williams.
